Psalms 44:8

Psalms 44:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)In God we boast all day long, And praise Your name forever. Selah

Context of Psalms 44:8

6For I do not trust in my bow, and my sword does not bring me victory. 7But you give us victory over our foes and let those who hate us be disgraced. We boast in God all day long; we will praise your name forever.Selah 9But you have rejected and humiliated us; you do not march out with our armies. 10You make us retreat from the foe, and those who hate us have taken plunder for themselves.

Psalms 44:8 word by word

בֵּֽ֭אלֹהִים הִלַּלְ֣נוּ כָל־הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁמְךָ֓׀ לְעוֹלָ֖ם נוֹדֶ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• we boastהָלַלhâlal · to boast: boastH1984
• all the dayיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117
• long, and praiseיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 44:8

• Psalms 34:2I will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad.
• Isaiah 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be justified and boast in the Lord.
• Jeremiah 9:24But the one who boasts should boast in this: that he understands and knows me — that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Romans 2:17Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,
• 1 Corinthians 1:29so that no one may boast in his presence.
• Psalms 115:1Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth.

Commentaries on Psalms 44:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8In God we boast - We have told the heathen how great and powerful our God is. If thou do not deliver us by thy mighty power, they will not believe our report, but consider that we are held in bondage by the superior strength of their gods.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8In God we boast all the day long - That is, continually or constantly. It is not a momentary or temporary expression of our feelings, but it is our habitual and constant employment. We have no other ground of reliance, and we express that reliance constantly. The word rendered “boast” here rather more literally means praise: “In God we praise all the day long.” The idea is, that he was their only ground of confidence. They ascribed all their former…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8God’s people feel confident about his mighty acts; he was with them in the past, and he is their king in the present.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. God is not only our sole help, but only worthy of praise.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 44:8

• Faith
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Naught
• Psalms
• Scorn
• Bible, the
• Boast
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Pentateuch
• People

Commentaries on Psalms 44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings